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One Body, One Family (Jeff & Christi Boyd)
June 18, 2017 Pastor: Jeff & Christi Boyd
Topic: Diversity & Acceptance Scripture: John 21:9–21:17, 1 Corinthians 12:12–12:14, 1 Corinthians 12:26–12:26
An African proverb says, "Those who eat together do not eat one another." To eat from the same gourd is to be in relationship with one another. Families do that. It implies community. Those in communion with one another look out for the interest and well-being of each other. They promote the common good and use of talents God has gifted each
When talking about Christian community, we can think of our gathering for worship as we do now, and of our joining hands across town and country in service to God's mission in this world. We also experience it when we humbly struggle together to discern God's will in cultural diversity and communal lives, celebrate and break bread with one another in Holy Communion, or share a meal as Presbyterians often do. As members of God's household, we serve a living God who calls us to unity. We acknowledge and celebrate how, in different ways our communion with God is intimately related to our communion with one another. We gather, worship, study, serve and eat together interested in the wellbeing of each other.
Many moments of significance in Christ's ministry were while he was communing over a shared meal. Among the first of Christ's recorded miracles was His turning water to wine at a wedding feast. Through loaves and fishes, He demonstrated that God can multiply what may seem meager offerings in the midst of tremendous need. By eating with tax collectors and prostitutes Jesus pronounced his priority to bring back to the table of God's household those who have strayed and are shunned. On the eve of his crucifixion, Christ instituted the Lord's Supper in a setting of political and religious oppression. After rising to life he joined bewildered disciples on their walk to Emmaus, and again broke bread with them behind doors locked in fear. Over a breakfast of fish and bread on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias, after again reminding the disciples of his ability to provide in abundance, Jesus insisted on the connection between loving Christ and caring for his flock as he recommissioned Peter:
"Do you love me?" "Feed my lambs."
"Do you love me?" "Tend my sheep."
"Do you love me?" "Feed my sheep."
Over time Peter's understanding of that charge grew. In the Acts of the Apostles we read of Peter's transformation in understanding that the Good News of God's love in Jesus Christ is for all, "I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation, anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him." It was a pivotal moment for the early Church as it realized that the family of God includes all nations. Christ's command "to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead," was meant for everyone - not just the Jews. The sheep Peter was to tend and feed were part of a much larger flock than he had earlier realized known.
And so today, we, too, are reminded that our family in Christ extends beyond the walls of our weekly fellowship. Our body is more than those we usually see sitting in the pews around us. We are an extended family, a worldwide flock that communes in Christ across a rich diversity of languages and cultures.
Throughout much of Africa, the familiar terms brother or sister, aunt or uncle, and even father or mother, are used to describe a breadth of relations. "Mother" may for example stand for a maternal aunt, and reference to a brother or sister may imply someone you and I would call a cousin, a second cousin, or simply someone from the same village or region. But he or she may also really be a sibling. When someone from Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea or the Congo talks about their brother or sister, I do not know immediately what, if any, biological relationship exists. That may come out further in the conversation, or not. If someone wants to be specific they will say brother of the same mother and same father. Regardless, the term does communicate a relationship, a connectedness. In Christ we are one global family. Each of us is part of the one Body of Christ where we are in communion with one another.
I invite you to think about your sisters and brothers, your fathers and mothers, your aunts and uncles who are not in this sanctuary with us today. Those living in places with names like Kananga, Kitchanga, or Mweka, who gathered in churches 7 hours ago to worship our same Lord Jesus Christ. I'd like for you to meet some members of our extended family in Congo.
Julienne, an evangelist in the Synod of Luiza, in southern Congo. When Julienne's husband became blind he encouraged her to carry on the work of evangelism they used to do together, but upon his death Julienne's life was turned upside down. As is common in the Luba culture the family of her late husband took everything from her: the house, the furnishings, and even crops from her field. But Julienne had been prepared to stand up against one of the most abhorred customary practices. Several years earlier, she had attended a seminar organized by women leaders of the Presbyterian Church in Congo. There she learned about the Congolese law on Women's Rights, including the legal ramifications for widowhood. And while the local church stood by her and prayed for her after her husband had died, Julienne refused to abide by the cultural tradition to marry the brother of her deceased husband and become part of a polygamist household.
With a grant from the Presbyterian Women's Thank Offering, women leaders of the Presbyterian Church in Congo held seven of these seminars to change what they themselves consider harmful traditions. They encourage couples to register their traditionally entered marriages so women can better claim their legal rights. As Facilitator for Women and Children's Interests I accompany the Congolese women leaders who want to bring the training to the remaining five synods. Through their gifts to the work of their Congolese sisters, Presbyterians in the US continue to support ministries that fight violence and violation of basic rights.
Pastor Kabala Mboyamba, the director of the Department of Evangelism and Church Life in the Presbyterian Church of Congo. For six years he has worked to strengthen rural churches by helping elders to better understand their role in supporting the church. Through seminars held in each of the 12 synods these rural elders have been trained to deal with spiritual and cultural issues and to undertake small income generating projects that can help financially sustain their pastors, who usually receive less than $10 a month. Gifts from church members in the US help finance these seminars, and support fellow mission coworkers Bob and Kristi Rice who have worked work with Rev. Mboyamba. Together, we share this way the Good News in Jesus Christ.
Willie Lushimba is the teacher for English courses in an after-school enrichment program for girls in Presbyterian high schools. At the age of nine Willie contracted polio, which left him unable to walk. His parents were distraught by his prospects for life, but a missionary doctor encouraged them to not give up hope. By sharing with them the story of Franklin Roosevelt, who had also contracted polio yet served as President of the United States, the doctor convinced Willie's parents to send their son to school, where he excelled. Now decades later, Willie is married and supporting his extended family. The 10-month course he teaches began with a grant from the Presbyterian Women Thank Offering and has proven very popular and successful ever since. Each afternoon forty girls come in two groups to learn English and computer literacy. Several of the students who completed this course are now helping pay their way through university by teaching others English and computer literacy. Mission coworker Gwenda Fletcher has accompanied this popular program since its inception.
Leonard Nombwa, a primary school teacher and volunteer in Bana Bansaka, a community-based holistic program to promote health, development and the Good News of God's love in Jesus Christ in Kananga town. A campaign of upper arm measurements established malnutrition rates of over 20% in children under 5, and Leonard's toddler son was one of the children identified as seriously malnourished. Bana Bansaka volunteers worked with Leonard and other parents to ensure proper feeding of children, establish household gardens, use potable water and create a sanitary environment to help keep children healthy.
As this ministry seeks to transform individuals and communities for physical, spiritual and social health, so conditions changed around Leonard's home. First he planted a vegetable garden that bettered the children's diet. Then he enhanced his pit latrine and started filtering drinking water, thereby improving family's sanitation and health. He and his wife started raising guinea pigs, rabbits and ducks to eat or sell. The transformation was exemplary for the neighbors, and Leonard was invited to join the team of Bana Bansaka volunteers so he could help his community. Leonard is one of nearly two dozen volunteers in this ministry that was started with a grant from the Presbyterian Hunger Program, one of three Ministries supported through the One Great Hour of Sharing. Bana Bansake is an initiative dear to the heart of our mission coworker colleague, Ruth Brown, who had worked with the Community Development Department to start the program.
Debora, a 16 year old girl from Goma in East Congo. Debora's father was brutally killed by a militia with political ties to Rwanda. At the time, Debora was four years old, and the trauma has marked her childhood relations. Last year, Debora shared with me how angry she would become anytime she met a person of Rwandan descent or heard the language being spoken. She had sworn to herself to never ever again share a meal with people from Rwandan descent. In August, Debora took part in a children's camp as part of a training for facilitators of trauma-healing in children. The first 8-day training session was organized by the Women's Department of the Protestant Council of Churches in Congo in collaboration with the Congolese Bible Society. Presbyterian congregations in the US had raised sufficient funds to help the Protestant Women to organize the initial training of 30 facilitators, which will be followed later this year by an advanced, certifying training session. The facilitators come from five different provinces and represent 11 Protestant denominations. Debora said the children's camp helped her to understand her feelings, and equipped her to better deal with her feelings. Supporting trauma healing ministries for children is one way Presbyterians in the US engage in ecumenical reconciliation initiatives to end violence in East Congo. We are grateful for the support First Presbyterian Church in Normal has given to help the Protestant Communities of Congo bring healing to traumatized children.
Julienne, Pastor Mboyamba, Willie, Leonard, and Debora are members of our family, a global communion of followers of the risen Lord. Their stories are a testimony of some of our joint efforts with global church partners, be it through the presence of mission workers or prayerful financial, material and spiritual support from congregations throughout the United States.
They also represent three initiatives in response to critical and global issues facing the Church: (1) To identify and address the root causes of poverty in a globalizing world, particularly as it impacts women and children; (2) to share the good news of God's love in Jesus Christ together with other members of Christ's body; and (3) to engage in reconciliation amidst cultures of violence. We seek to root out poverty through quality education. We proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ by training leaders for community transformation. And we work to reconcile relations and restore communion so that all may eat from the same gourd.
The Body of Christ is facing challenges around the world. In some places the Church' presence and witness is violently threatened. Elsewhere our Communion is embattled by cultural indifference, and relative affluence has eroded recognition of our dependence on God. In the US and Europe churches are dwindling and shutting their doors while in Africa we experience the impact that has on our ability to accompany our brothers and sisters in God's mission. The body of Christ, God's household as a whole, is suffering.
Christi and I want to thank you, our sisters and brothers from First Presbyterian Church in Normal for your contributions to our mission service through Presbyterian World Mission. Much more so than previous eras World Mission relies on the directed support to sustain mission personnel overseas and our accompaniment of global partners and PCUSA congregations and presbyteries. While local and global forces combine in denying the life in abundance that Christ wants for all, we recognize our communion with one another and remember "if one part suffers, every part suffers with it."
Another African proverb says, "Only united ants are capable of transporting an elephant." Addressing the challenges facing the Church and the world requires us to work together. The Presbyterian Church USA has been engaged in worldwide missions for 180 years and continues to be committed to sending long-term mission coworkers who join hands with sisters and brothers around the world to carry out God's mission. Christi, and I are grateful to have been able to serve this way as mission coworkers of the Presbyterian Church (USA) for 27 years now.
As we worship here today, let us think of our sisters and brothers around the world and consider "The body of Christ is not made up of one part, but of many." Let us not allow our differences, whether socio-economic, clan, language group, political affiliation or otherwise, to keep us from working together for the good of the mission to which God invites us all. Let us remember Christ's words spoken hours before he was put to death, "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." Let us keep working together so that all in God's household may have life, and have it abundantly!
Please allow us to close with a prayer from a Jesuit Community in East Africa.
Lord Jesus Christ, in the world of abundance, many people still go to sleep hungry each day. Give all those who have in abundance the grace to share with the hungry, and grant shelter to the homeless, clothing for the naked and protection for the weak. Open the heavens and grant us rain that the crops in our expansive and fertile land and the animals in our savannah grasslands may grow and offer plentiful harvest. May food always be a source of unity rather than division amongst us! Give us this day our daily bread, for us to eat it in loving communion with one another. Amen.


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It's the third day of our spooky Halloween manga spooktacular
We're inching ever closer to Halloween, and thus, we've got another two Horror-themed manga for you all!
The first one for today is the prologue chapter for a manga called "Shinano River" by Okazaki Hideo & Kamimura Kazuo
GRZ Release #0057: Shinano River V.1 Ch.0
The second one for today is a one-shot from Masumura17. This one is known as "Kanemasu Aya Walks in the Night". If you're curious, feel free to check out the original version which is posted here, or you can check out the rest of his website.
GRZ Release #0058: "Kanemasu Aya Walks in the Night" by Masumura17
This is hardly the end for our big Halloween release. Be sure to check back tomorrow for more chapters, as well as on Halloween day for even more chapters!

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A Library for Portable and Composable Data Locality Optimizations for NUMA Systems
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Supporting the environment and local communities while contributing to the economy is the very definition of a win-win situation
San Ignacio, Belize (PRWEB) January 12, 2017
The United Nations' designation of 2017 as the "International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development" can have far reaching positive effects on Belize and global tourism, especially if the industry and travellers embrace the tenets of responsible travel, according to The Lodge at Chaa Creek.
Lucy Fleming, who with her husband Mick started Chaa Creek as one of Belize's first eco-resorts in 1981, said the importance of the UN designation cannot be overemphasised, as sustainable tourism will continue to effect so many people around the world.
And, the little country of Belize is a prime example of the success of, and the need for sustainable tourism, she added.
"Since Belize achieved independence in 1981, we've seen how tourism has raised the standard of living and improved the lives of so many Belizeans. But we've also recognised that tourism, and the environment that supports it, are finite and even fragile resources that must be carefully managed.
"Being a relatively new industry in a newly independent country, we've been fortunate to be able to develop along the lines of sustainable tourism and responsible travel, and this has provided benefits for environment, the people of Belize, and the thousands of visitors who enjoy pristine natural surroundings, well maintained ancient Maya temples and archaeological sites and access to friendly, welcoming villages and communities," Ms Fleming said.
The challenge, she added, is to ensure that those things that attract a growing number of people to Belize will last into the future, and that's why sustainable tourism is such a vital issue.
"We see the effects of sustainable tourism every day, year in and year out, and understand that it is much more than a catchphrase," Ms Fleming said.
The UN 70th General Assembly designated 2017 as the "International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development" as a way to raise awareness while "Mobilising all stakeholder to work together in making tourism as catalyst for positive change," according to a UN media release.
Noting that tourism accounts for seven per cent of worldwide exports, one in eleven jobs and 10% of the world's GDP, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) said a well-managed tourism sector can "foster inclusive economic growth, social inclusiveness and the protection of cultural and natural assets."
The organisation identified five key areas the international year will promote:
- Inclusive and sustainable economic growth,
- Social inclusiveness, employment and poverty reduction;
- Resource efficiency, environmental protection and climate change;
- Cultural values, diversity and heritage; and
- Mutual understanding, peace and security.
Ms Fleming said the areas dovetail with Belize's and Chaa Creek's own approach to sustainable tourism.
"Each of these key areas have particular relevance here in Belize, and are part of our own commitment to responsible travel. Sustainable growth is vital to our future, inclusiveness and poverty reduction sustain the happy and healthy society that tourists find so attractive, our culture based tours such as the Belize Cultural Grand Tour and excursions to ancient Maya temples foster understanding of the world's shared history, and, with the second largest barrier reef in the world, climate change is a big issue," she explained.
The Lodge at Chaa Creek was the first Belizean business to be Green Globe certified and was recently announced as a finalist for National Geographic's 2017 World Legacy Awards, being one of only three finalists worldwide in the "Engaging Communities" category in recognition of providing "… direct and tangible economic and social benefits that improve local livelihoods, including training and capacity building, fair wages and benefits, community development, health care, and education."
Ms Fleming said that recognition, along with a host of other awards, proves that an eco-resort can be green while providing an exceptional level of quality and service.
"We of course take pride in having garnered so much recognition and so many awards over the years; not for their own sake, but to act as a model for sustainable development and show that environmentally friendly, responsible tourism attracts visitors and can actually contribute to a businesses' bottom line.
"Supporting the environment and local communities while contributing to the economy is the very definition of a win-win situation, and that, for us, our 160 member staff and the thousands of visitors we welcome each year is a ringing endorsement that sustainable tourism works, and works well," Ms Fleming said.
Information about the International Year of Sustainable Tourism can be found online, and further details about Chaa Creek's programs, including "Chaa Creek Cares", which sees ten percent of all room revenue going directly into environmental and community projects can be found on the eco-resort's website, she added.
The Lodge at Chaa Creek is a multi award winning eco resort set within a 400-acre private nature reserve along the banks of the Macal River in Belize. It is currently a finalist for National Geographic's 2017 World Legacy Awards.


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Greater Noida: Within 15 days Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta would know whether they will continue to be Force India drivers next season or not as Team Principal Vijay Mallya on Saturday promised to convey his decision to the duo before next month`s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Mallya had earlier said that he will reveal his drivers` line up for the 2012 season in mid-December, which made Sutil and Di Resta feel very anxious.
But Mallya on Saturday decided to end his drivers` anxious wait and said he will name Force India`s line up for next year before the 18th and penultimate race of the season at Abu Dhabi on November 13.
"I respect that Adrian (Sutil) and Paul (Di Resta) wants to know about their future with Force India soon. They spoke to me about it and I will make the announcement before Abu Dhabi," Mallya told reporters.
Sutil has been with the team since since 2006 when it was known as Midland and then Spyker. Mallya bought the struggling side in 2007 and re-named it as Force India.
Since then the German has done reasonably well for the side, which has gone from strength to strength in the last few seasons.
The team had ended the 2008 season in the 10th position on the constructors` championship and then improved to ninth and seventh in the following seasons. In the current year it is placed sixth with three races more to go, starting with the inaugural Indian Grand at the Buddh International Circuit here on Saturday.
On the other hand, it is Di Resta`s rookie season in the racing seat as the Scot was Force India`s reserve driver in last year.
Mallya also said that he was exploring the option of having two reserve drivers from next season.
At present Nico Hulkenberg is the only reserve driver for the side, in which Sahara India Pariwar has brought 42.5 stake with an investment of USD 100 million.
"We are thinking of having two reserves for the next season. Lets see how it pans out. I don`t need a paid driver. I don`t believe in selling a seat. I have always done what is good for the team," Mallya said.


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* Newcastle beat Swansea City 1-0
* Home keeper Fabianski made a great save from Joselu's header
* Alfie Mawson headed wide for Swansea
* Jamaal Lascelles made a great goalline clearance
* Lascelles headed home a corner to seal victory
* Swansea at Tottenham next week, Newcastle host Stoke
Sept 10 (Reuters) - Newcastle United captain Jamaal Lascelles saved a certain goal at one end before scoring his side's winner in a 1-0 victory at Swansea City in the Premier League on Sunday.
Lascelles powered home a close-range header from Matt Ritchie's corner in the 76th minute to give Newcastle their second successive victory after losing their first two games.
Just past the hour mark defender Lascelles made a last-ditch intervention as Swansea's Tammy Abraham rounded Newcastle keeper Rob Elliot and shot goalwards only to see Lascelles move in and prevent a certain goal.
Swansea gave a debut to new loan signing from Bayern Munich Renato Sanches but the Portuguese midfielder faded.
Newcastle had the best chance before the break when striker Joselu's flicked header was superbly saved by Lukasz Fabianski.
Alfie Mawson headed wide for the hosts before the break while Tom Carroll's left-footed volley was well saved by Elliot shortly before Lascelles's saving clearance.
Newcastle have six points to Swansea's four. (Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Clare Fallon)


text: How Does an Air Conditioner Work?07/18/2016 The temperatures are hitting record highs throughout the U.S. and most homes are utilizing some kind of air conditioner to combat the summer heat. While we are all thankful that your air conditioner works, the professionals at Central Air Inc in Portland Metro would like to tell you how it works. The Basics There's plenty of science regarding keeping your house cool. Your air conditioner functions in a comparable way to your refrigerator, of course your AC has a more difficult task to tackle. Both your fridge and AC cool with a reoccurring loop of refrigerant, in your air conditioner this refrigerant loops from inside to outside your home. This refrigerant effortlessly converts from a liquid to gas and back to a liquid again. It enters your home as a sub-cooled liquid and as it evaporates it absorbs heat from your indoor air and expands back into vapor. This vapor then transfers back to your outdoor unit where the heat is let go and is then condensed back into a sub-cooled liquid. Four Components There are 4 core components to your air conditioner unit: a compressor, an evaporator coil, the condensing coil and an expansion valve. The evaporator coil is where your refrigerant evaporates from a sub-cooled liquid into a super-heated vapor. This component can be established inside your home, in your garage or sometimes in your attic. Warm air moves across the cold evaporator coil and the heat is taken from the air. This cooled air is then transferred throughout your home. Your compressor is located in your outdoor condensing unit. The super-heated vapor from your evaporator coil goes into the compressor which surges the pressure of the vapor until it is converted into hot, high pressure vapor. The hot vapor then goes back into the condenser coil where less hot outdoor air flows across the coil, heat is released outdoors and the refrigerant is converted back into a sub-cooled liquid. This sub-cooled liquid is then returned to the indoor evaporator coil and through an expansion valve or metering device. The process is then repeated. That accomplishes your physics lesson of the day…your air conditioner runs on an never-ending loop of science. We know that it's not as crucial to you how it works, but that it's working. If you'd like to chat about staying cool and comfortable in Portland Metro give us a call at 503-656-1908 or set up an appointment using our online scheduler. With the help of our team and science we're going to make it through this sweltering summer.


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|It's jalapeño popper time, jalapeño popper time!
Having people over for snacks can sometimes be more stressful than just cooking an entire gosh-darned meal.
I don't know why this is, but it is. And I am the QUEEN of overdoing it on appetizers.
I'll invite two people over and cook 7 different things because 'OH MY GOSH, WHAT IF WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH!! IT'LL BE FRIENDS OFF!' Oh the horror!
This is especially true (for me) when sporting events are at hand. A lot of people would go out and grab a few bags of chips, some queso, and maybe a box of chicken wings and leave it at that. Not this girl. Game Days kick my already overdeveloped need to feed people into a full on pathology. THREE dips, TWO types of crackers - hand made! Home-made samosas, CHICKEN WANGZ, PERSONAL PIZZAS, BUILD-YOUR-OWN BURGERS. You name it - I make it.
One of my absolute favourite things in the whole world is making dips. I have a few on this blog.. make sure to check out: Cobb salad dip, and caramelized onion dip (for which I am locally famous/a few friends really like). Oh and this spicy bean dip is also pretty good.
With GREY CUP COMING UP - I am all about the Game Day gourmet goodies. Can we talk about how exciting yesterday was for a minute? Now I love football and I love the Riders, but I was a little anxious about our chances. I watched the game anxiously, texting the scores to my BF who was in New Orleans at a Saints game. Talk about a football family. As the clock ticked down in the 4th quarter - the bar I was in exploded with noise. I dropped my Mom off in Cathedral and tried to drive home through the down-town. Big mistake. 15 minutes after the game had ended, a small impromptu gathering of - oh - a hundred people (with more coming) had started at the intersection of Albert and Vic. Despite the fact it was dark. Despite the fact it was cold. Despite the fact that other than being a major intersection, there is nothing really happening at Albert and Victoria on a Sunday night. But I digress - GO RIDERS.
Now I'm a girl who likes her spice, likes her cheese, and likes her dips creamy. This jalapeño popper dip is a divine invention - heaven sent to please your friends, yourself, and hopefully your blog readers. With just enough rider green, this dip will cheer your team and your taste buds.
Not a football fan? JUST EAT THE DARN DIP.
2-3 jalapeño, roughly chopped (seeds in if you like it spicy!)
3 green onions, roughly chopped
1/4 cup cilantro (optional, but really you should), chopped
juice of half a lime, feel free to add the zest too!
1 package of cream cheese, softened and ready to be dip-i-fied
2 tbsp mayo (optional)
1/2 cup sour cream
if YOU want to - I think crumbling crumbly cooked bacon on top of this wouldn't be a bad idea. I don't do it since then I can't enjoy the delicious dip but I fully encourage you (yes, you!) to use me as a negative role model.
1/2 cup of grated Parmigiano-Reggiano (Parmesan cheese yo)
a big pinch of salt
a big pinch of fresh black pepper
other things you will need:
food processor/blender/incredibly fine chopping skills, a lot of time, and willingness to stir things
a bowl (oven proof)
a cheese grater to grate ye some cheese.
- Preheat your oven to 400.
- Combine your jalapeño, onions, cilantro, lime juice, cream cheese, mayo, sour cream, salt, pepper and half of the cheese in a food processor/blender and pulse until totally combined.
- Place dip in a bowl and top with remaining cheese. Bake for 5 minutes or so until the cheese is melt-y and delicious. Eat with crackers, chips or a spoon when no one is watching.


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- Those with an undergraduate degree in business from AACSB accredited institutions, or who have successfully completed our one-year Graduate Certificate in Business Administration (GCBA), usually complete the 33 units of core and elective MBA courses in two years, including summer.
- Students without an undergraduate degree in business who did not complete the GCBA program typically complete 15 units of foundation-level classes in their first year of the program, and complete the program in its entirety in three years, including summers.
The Nazarian College MBA Consulting Project is a significant, culminating undertaking appropriate to the business professional field. At the end of their program, MBA candidates work collaboratively in small teams on this joint graduate project under faculty supervision. The team prepares a strategic business plan, feasibility study, comprehensive marketing plan or similar for a client organization. CSUN Nazarian MBA teams have won first-place three times since 2010 in the National Small Business Institute's Experiential Learning Project of the Year Competition in a Graduate-level category (2010 Graduate Specialized, 2014 Graduate Business Plan, 2015/16 Graduate Feasibility/Business Plan).


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Our mission:
To help Dentists understand the value drivers of their practice and when the time is right, achieve a successful equity transition where both sides win.
Professional Practice Sales has been specializing in the preparation of comprehensive valuations and brokerage of professional practices since 1991 in Ontario.
You can count on receiving:
- A professional response to your specific needs.
- Sound, expert advice from trained and experienced representatives.
- Creative solutions designed to achieve your individual goals.
- Strong negotiators who understand how to get things done.
- Triumphant results achieved when bright minds align together to meet your goals.
Who will be working on your behalf?
David Lind
David Lind, Principal, Broker of Record, has been in the Dental Industry for over 30 years, always focusing on the financial and business aspects of dentistry. During this time, he developed a strong understanding of the personal and professional needs of Dentists, particularly as they enter and exit the profession. David has also been an active Dental Industry volunteer. He received the prestigious Arbor Award from the University of Toronto for his Volunteer service to the Faculty of Dentistry. He is a member of the Executive Commitee of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Dentistry's Alumni Fundraising Gala. He served on The Toronto Academy of Dentistry's Winter Clinic and Golf Committees, and on the Board of Directors of DIAC (Dental Industry Association of Canada), as Treasurer and then President.
Colin Ross
Colin Ross, Partner, Sales Representative - Colin has spent 17 years in the Dental Industry with the last 10 years in the financial services sector. During that time he developed a strong understanding of the important factors influencing the Canadian dental market. Colin looks forward to the privilege of utilizing his experience and personalized approach to meet the brokerage and valuation needs of the Dental Profession in Ontario. Colin has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Bishop's University, with a major in Finance, a MBA from Schulich School of Business, and is a registered Real Estate Sales Representative.
Mike Suffield
Mike Suffield, Director of Professional Practice Sales in British Columbia, has enjoyed a 17 year career in the Dental Industry. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University and an MBA in Finance from the Schulich School of Business. Mike has worked closely with Canadian Dentists, and other Healthcare Professionals, providing sound business advice relating to practice acquisition and equipment financing. Demonstrating professionalism and integrity, he has developed long term relationships with clients, advisors and other stakeholders. Mike has strengthened his negotiating and analytical skills through years of experience and gained an understanding of the unique needs of Dental Professionals.
Linda OConnor
Linda OConnor, Licensed Real Estate Agent, has thirty years of dental industry knowledge and experience; fifteen years in dental practices working from assistant to office manager, five years selling and training dental software and ten years selling high tech dental equipment throughout Western Canada. Linda's practical experience of the day to day operation of a dental office coupled with her knowledge of what the dental office of the future will be, and her extensive networks of dentists provide the perfect framework for Practice Sales and Evaluations.
Nicky Saini
Nicky Saini, Broker - After completing her Bachelor of Business in Real Estate and becoming licensed with the Real Estate Council of Ontario 15 years ago, Nicky has engaged in numerous sales transactions ranging from commercial leasing, traditional residential sales, corporate domestic and cross border relocations, industrial unit sales, to land development projects. Nicky operated Zolo Realty, Brokerage as the Broker of Record, giving her the background in Real Estate Brokerage management through hiring and training over a hundred sales representatives, alongside managing the daily operations of the firm. This background now paired with Nicky's recent years of her career as a Broker within the Dental Practice Sales Industry allows her to provide those looking to sell or buy a practice the confidence in receiving a high standard of service. Nicky's belief is that providing knowledgeable advice and understanding the goals, needs and wants of those involved, is the foundation of a successful sale.
Graham Caise
Graham Caise, Sales Representative - Graham has seventeen successful years working in the dental sales industry selling technology and equipment. In his position, he excelled at building long-term business relationships with both new and experienced dentists. He has extensive working knowledge of a dental office and the many elements involved in building a successful practice. He has helped many dentists start up practices, supported them through expansion of existing practices and when necessary assisted dentists' transitions between practices. This experience will allow Graham to offer clients the guidance they may need when considering both practice sales and valuations. Graham is a registered Real Estate Sales Representative.
Our Founder
Graham Ryan Tuck, 71, passed away very suddenly of a massive heart attack on February 13, 2014 at his wintertime residence in Boquete, Panama. He is survived by his beloved wife Val of 44 years, his son Andrew (Cathy) of Richmond Hill, his daughters Lara (Tyler) of Stouffville, and Jodi (Philippe) of Montreal, his grandchildren Gabrielle, David, Reid, Sydnee, Zoe, Chloe and Sierra.


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Trump Acknowledges He's Being Investigated In Firing Of Comey
- by Julian Harrison
- in U.S.
- — Jun 23, 2017
The New York Times has gone to court to try to get copies of documents created by fired Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey after his conversations with President Donald Trump.
United States president Donald Trump appeared to confirm he is under investigation for obstruction of justice, as he lashed out at what he described as a "witch hunt" against him.
But Comey has testified under oath that in a private meeting, Trump raised the investigation of fired national security adviser Michael Flynn - part of the larger Russian Federation probe - and said, "I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go".
Trump seemed to confirm that he is under investigation on Friday morning when he criticized the special counsel's probe in a tweet.
In another tweet earlier on Friday, Mr. Trump wrote: "After 7 months of investigations & committee hearings about my 'collusion with the Russians, ' nobody has been able to show any proof".
Trump was referring to a memo prepared by Rod Rosenstein - and signed off on by Attorney General Jeff Sessions - that called for axing Comey because he, during the 2016 campaign, went around the department's chain of command.
His time under Bush, Obama and then Trump made him the longest-serving USA attorney in the nation's history when he was confirmed to his current role under Sessions.
The widened Russian Federation probe could have far-reaching repercussions for Trump's presidency, transforming his closest aides into witnesses and sucking even more political oxygen out of the West Wing.
In a May 9 memo, Rosenstein lambasted then-FBI Director James Comey for his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server.
Rosenstein took command of the investigation in early March, when Sessions announced that he was recusing himself due to his substantial role in Trump's presidential campaign a year ago.
Dianne Feinstein, top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said she was "increasingly concerned" that Trump will fire both Mueller and Rosenstein.
That will only add to a sense of foreboding that pervades the White House, from the crammed collective workspaces of junior officials all the way to the Oval Office.
"Trump likely will become more unhinged as headlines dog him day after day, a parade of witnesses troop in to talk to the special counsel and the investigation metastasizes ...
Sad!" the president tweeted Friday.
Comey said he typed notes describing the conversations because he was anxious Trump "might lie" later about them. The order also demands that records be kept on any foreign travel by members of Trump's transition team and presidential campaign.
"Why is that Hillary Clintons family and Dems dealings with Russian Federation are not looked at, but my non-dealings are?" he asked at one point.
The Twitter attacks came as Vice President Mike Pence hired a personal lawyer to represent him in the intensifying investigation.
Rosenstein pledged this week that he would maintain the integrity of the investigation and saw no reason to fire Mueller, despite reports that Trump was considering such a move.


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Girlfriend of the Week: Chef Christan Willis
I had the pleasure of catching up with Chef Christan Willis. This here is what we call a true GIRLBOSS. She previously appeared on Food Network's Cooks vs. Cons, was featured in On Top Magazine for "30 Under 30 Female Entrepreneurs", and is listed as Jezebel's 50 most beautiful Atlantans of 2016. She is now growing her personal-chef business specializing in meal plans and healthy lifestyle living. To top it all off she will be getting married this summer to a man that loves food just as much as she does.
What's the one nourishment that never lets you down?
I would definitely have to say water. I obviously couldn't live without it. Water keeps my skin clear and gives me energy to tackle the day. Water never lets me down.
How about the food that always lets you down?
I love so many different kinds of foods and I'm open to trying new things, but can't get with okra. It's slimy, and I just don't get it. I've given it many chances, cooked it different ways, but it still lets me down.
In the morning what do you think about first, food or fitness?
Food. I may be eating a pre-workout power food, but food comes first. I can't function without food. Even if I'm in a hurry somewhere, I'm eating in the car on the way there.
How do you feel about men dominating the food and restaurant industry, although when it comes to cooking at home it's considered a "woman's job"?
Are there any advantages of being a woman chef?
Yes, I do believe women have a bit of an advantage. I've worked in many restaurants and I have observed the difference. Women are able to listen and comprehend without having to ask multiple questions later. Women also are able to keep their stations cleaner than most men. Men have their advantages too, but I'm all about girl power in the kitchen.
We understand you are a bride-to-be! Did you and your fiancé meet over food?
Yes, we did actually. I was in culinary school at the time and we met at Taste of Atlanta food festival. I approached his restaurant's tent and I asked him if they needed assistance. He looked at me like I was crazy with this hungover look on his face. I tried pulling him out of his shell, but he still wasn't feeling me. I finally asked if his restaurant was hiring, and he told me that they don't hire women chefs. At that point my attitude changed completely. "This guy is sexist", I thought. I was determined to show him and his resturant different. He told me I could come work without pay just to see how it was. I showed up to the restaurant, I rocked it out, and I got hired. Then I asked, my now fiance, if he wanted to grab a drink to celebrate, and here we are.
Do you two share a favorite dish or restaurant?
One thing I love about our relationship is that we love trying new things. We visit many spots together all over the world, but we don't have a "favorite" spot. We like experiencing the best of the best. We also keep our eye on the food industry, and check out the up and coming chefs and most talked about restaurants.
What's your most embarrassing cooking moment?
I'm such a perfectionist. I rarely ever cut or burn myself, but I do have this one story. I started working at my first fine dining restaurant, St. Cecilia's in Atlanta, GA. There was a see through kitchen so cooking was like a live show. I was in charge of making the cornbread. Right before customers started pouring in I popped the bread in the oven. I turned around to check on it and all I saw was grey smoke. I pulled the bread out and it was black as coal. I had to hurry and make another batch before the first orders came through. I did this for a good week before I got the hang of it.
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I was somewhat perplexed by the fact I saw multiple CFL (Canadian Football League) games on television during my stay in Boston. Who knew. For those that care, yes there is canadian football and it differs from american football in the following ways: 12 men on the field, field is 10 yards longer and a bit wider (5 yards i think), endzones are 20 yards long, field goal posts are an the front of the end zone, no fair catch, single point for a touch back, no limit to the number of men in motion.
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Several issues sank the proposed merger of Henry Ford Health System and Beaumont Health System, according to physicians at both systems. Officials with the health systems declined to comment.
Detroit vs. Royal Oak
• Henry Ford wanted corporate headquarters in downtown Detroit; Beaumont favored Royal Oak.
• Beaumont wanted Henry Ford to allow a subset of HAP patients to be able to choose Beaumont for medical care. HAP currently limits patients to Henry Ford-employed doctors, and Henry Ford was concerned its Detroit hospital would lose admissions to Beaumont's suburban locations.
• Henry Ford
insisted that its main 802-bed flagship teaching hospital be
preserved as is. Beaumont wanted the downtown Detroit
hospital downsized or resources limited, and some highly
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Hospital, Troy. Beaumont wanted its 1,070-bed
Royal Oak hospital to be the flagship of the new
Medical school
• Henry Ford wanted one financially strong medical school at Wayne State University to serve the merged entity. Beaumont wanted to continue its five-year relationship with the Oakland University-William Beaumont School of Medicine, which it is financially supporting.
• Beaumont executives were upset that Henry Ford granted contract "golden parachutes" to its executives before the merger was consummated.
• Some Beaumont-employed physicians and clinical service chiefs were unhappy about lower pay scales at Henry Ford Medical Group. Sources said Henry Ford doctors are paid, based on specialty and administrative duties, at the 50th percentile of average physician compensation surveys while Beaumont doctors are paid at the 75th percentile.
• Beaumont clinical service chiefs
were concerned they would be relegated to lower
administrative status in what they perceived to be a Henry
Ford-dominated management system.
• Physicians at Beaumont were concerned about the different management approaches between Henry Ford and Beaumont. For example, Beaumont management is now seen by its physicians as more cooperative and willing to work with private doctors. Henry Ford is viewed by Beaumont doctors as an administrator-driven organization in which physicians are employees and marching orders come from the top down.
• Some Beaumont private practice specialists, including plastic surgeons, were already upset that Beaumont had begun to standardize prosthetics and other expensive medical devices and feared that a top-down Henry Ford approach would further weaken their medical device choices.
For example, Beaumont denied plastic surgeons use of certain breast reconstruction implants because Beaumont supply contracts did not include them as part of premium discounts.
Most hospitals are moving to standardization of medical devices and equipment to garner greater supply price reductions.
A series of disagreements over major policy and operational issues appears to have led to the breakup of merger talks between Beaumont Health System and Henry Ford Health System.
Physicians affiliated with the systems told Crain's that differences emerged in negotiations in a number of clinical, facility and financial areas.
For example, should the location of the corporate headquarters be in Detroit or Royal Oak? Should both flagship hospitals -- Henry Ford Hospital and Beaumont Hospital -- be maintained? Does it make financial sense to have close affiliations with two medical schools?
But the main reason Henry Ford terminated the merger may have been that that Beaumont wanted it to allow a subset of Health Alliance Plan patients to be able to choose Beaumont doctors and hospitals for medical care.
And, finally, there was the issue that most upset key Beaumont physician leaders -- the inherent cultural differences between the employed physician model of Henry Ford and the private practice-dominated model of Beaumont.
Another, possibly less significant issue with doctors arose earlier this year when Beaumont executives realized the three-hospital system was in much better financial shape than they expected when they first began merger talks with Henry Ford last Oct. 31.
Royal Oak-based Beaumont Health System earned a record $108.5 million in net income in 2012, a 208 percent increase from 2011. Moreover, half of those profits were in operating income, a measure that reflects patient volume and efficiencies.
Meanwhile, Detroit-based Henry Ford earned $53 million in net income, 15 percent lower than the $62.9 million posted in 2011. Henry Ford doesn't report operating income. Total revenue rose 13 percent to $4.46 billion in 2012, an increase primarily from its managed care companies.
Sources said Beaumont felt it had more leverage to use in negotiations with Henry Ford because its profit margins have steadily risen the past three years while Henry Ford's have been mixed, primarily because of rising charity care and information system costs.
The proposed Beaumont-Henry Ford merger would have created a $6.4 billion, 10-hospital integrated health system with nearly 40 percent market share locally.
Several CEOs of competing health systems in metro Detroit weren't surprised the merger fell apart.
"These were two large, complex organizations with rich cultures and rich histories with lots of issues involved," said Brian Connolly, CEO of four-hospital Oakwood Healthcare in Dearborn.
"They have different cultures in their medical staffs, and both have strong tertiary care programs," said Connolly, who was involved in a merger that didn't work out in the mid-1990s.
Phil Incarnati, CEO of Flint-based McLaren Health Care, said a merger between two well-known and respected systems is always difficult to pull off.
"Both are good organizations. It is hard to force-feed (a merger) when you have major cultural differences. Several of us (health care executives) were a little bit surprised how the deal was announced before a lot of heavy lifting was done," he said.
"There were obstacles that needed to be looked at and taken care of up front" that proved to be deal-busters, said Incarnati, who personally negotiates hospital mergers and acquisitions for 10-hospital McLaren.
Officials for Detroit Medical Center, Warren-based St. John Providence Health System and St. Joseph Mercy Health System in Ann Arbor declined to comment.
News about problems started to circulate two weeks ago after five clinical service chiefs at Beaumont submitted a letter asking the Beaumont board to reconsider.
Since then, Crain's has interviewed more than 10 physicians affiliated with Beaumont or Henry Ford and several health care executives.
"Physicians at Beaumont have been opposed to this merger from the start," said one Beaumont physician. "They haven't said anything before because it's taken them a while to get organized."
Another physician said it was hard for him and his colleagues to believe that Beaumont would go forward with a merger without getting approval of its medical staff as a whole.
Of Beaumont's 3,150 doctors, the vast majority, 2,500, are independent private practice physicians. The other 650 are employed.
The Henry Ford system, on the other hand, operates the Henry Ford Medical Group, with 1,200 employed physicians, and the Henry Ford Physician Network, with 650 private practice doctors.
"Henry Ford doctors know the score. They are employees and are satisfied with a team approach," said one health care executive familiar with the merger talks. "When management says jump, (the doctors) jump."
Knowing that Beaumont's doctors were organizing against the merger, the Henry Ford board of trustees last Tuesday voted to terminate the merger talks. Meanwhile, Beaumont officials said they also had come to a conclusion that the merger wouldn't work for a number of reasons.
A statement by CEO Nancy Schlichting of Henry Ford hinted at one of the reasons for the stalemated talks. She indicated that "some leaders at Beaumont" did not want to preserve both academic medical centers in Detroit and Royal Oak.
Henry Ford's 802-bed flagship teaching hospital is in downtown Detroit, and Beaumont Hospital's 1,070-bed main facility is in Royal Oak. Both have several top advanced care programs that overlap, including oncology, neurosciences, heart and orthopedics.
"This decision was made because it became apparent that two very different perspectives had emerged for the new organization between Henry Ford and Beaumont," Schlichting said in the statement.
In a statement later Tuesday, Beaumont CEO Gene Michalski said the merger talks led to an impasse in how the two organizations would combine operations.
"We have benefited greatly from our merger discussions and have great respect for our colleagues at Henry Ford," Michalski said.
"However, we found through our discussions that we are not aligned on how to achieve our vision for a model health system due to differences in our structures and business models."
Incarnati said McLaren could be interested in a Beaumont partnership because the two systems have similar philosophies in working with physicians.
"I could see perhaps better synergies (than Henry Ford). Their model is closer to ours with more private physicians, and the market overlap is not an issue as much with us," Incarnati said.
In her statement, Schlichting said Henry Ford will continue its strategic plan in preparing for health care reform. Henry Ford officials declined further comment.
"I am so grateful for all of the contributions of our team members during this process and have learned a great deal that will help us as we pursue our vision," Schlichting said.
Connolly said Beaumont and Henry Ford should be careful in selecting the next merger partner.
"We (Oakwood) are a community-based organization that exists to serve this community," Connolly said. "A key consideration when looking at a partnership is whether it will continue to serve your community. If you do a deal with someone that has a corporate office outside of Southeast Michigan, will you still serve the community?"
Jay Greene: (313) 446-0325, [email protected]. Twitter: @jaybgreene


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Asbestos is the name given to a number of naturally occurring fibrous minerals with high tensile strength, the ability to be woven, and resistance to heat and most chemicals. Various products and materials are made, or were made, using asbestos. Those products and materials are known as ACM (Asbestos Containing Materials) which include, but are not limited to, Cement pipes, HVAC Duct insulation, asphalt floor tile, vinyl sheet flooring, pipe insulation, acoustical plaster joint compounds, textured paints, ceiling tiles, blown-in insulation, and electrical wiring insulation. Exposure to asbestos may result in potential health risk due to inhalation. Fibers embedded in lung tissue over time may cause serious lung diseases such as asbestosis, lung cancer, or mesothelioma.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are responsible for regulating environmental exposure and protecting workers from asbestos exposure. OSHA is responsible for the health and safety of the workers who may be exposed to asbestos in the work place, or in connection with their jobs. EPA is responsible for developing and enforcing regulations necessary to protect the general public from exposure to airborne contaminants that are known to be hazardous to human health. The EPA has presented five major facts on asbestos which include:
- Although asbestos is hazardous, human risk of asbestos disease depends upon exposure.
- Prevailing asbestos levels in buildings-(the levels school children and you and I face as building occupants) seem to be very low, based upon available data. Accordingly, the health risk we face as building occupants also appears to be very low.
- Removal is often not a school district's or other building owner's best course of action to reduce asbestos exposure. In fact, an improper removal can create a dangerous situation where none previously existed.
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CMAP Mobile App Testing – Foundation Level
CMAP Certified Mobile App Professional is a SIG brought together by iSQI, which is made up of international IT leaders that are working hard to establish standards in the area of mobile technologies. The first course to be developed by CMAP is "Mobile App Testing – Foundation Level" and will give its participants an excellent introduction and understanding of the topic through use of a large variety of exercises and examples.
Until now very little has been done in the area of mobile technologies and to introduce a standardized way of proving the knowledge one has in this dynamic field with a tremendous amount of variables. "With app downloads mounting in the billions and startup companies popping up across the globe – iSQI is supporting the implementation of general standards in the creation and usage of mobile technology" stated Stephan Goericke, CEO of the iSQI GmbH.
Apps and mobiles have become an important element of today's society in a very short time frame. It is important that IT professionals are up to date with the latest developments of mobile technology, in order to understand the ever evolving impacts on testing, performance and security. These impacts transpire and influence how IT specialists develop and test software in their everyday work. A Mobile App Testing certified professional can support the requirements team in review of mobile application, improve user experience with a strong understanding of usability and have the ability to identify and apply appropriate methods of testing, including proper usage of tools, unique to mobile technology.
Target Audience:
This course is aimed at professionals in the area of software quality and software testing, preferably on the level of ISTQB® Certified Tester – Foundation Level or with 2 years of experience in software testing: testers, test analysts, test designers, test managers (in relation to test processes and in contact with stakeholders) and managers.
A CMAP Certified Mobile App Testing Professional can:
- assist in adaptation of existing testing processes for testing of mobile applications
- support the requirements team in review of mobile application
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Oklahoma nursing home wins top Quality honor in McKnight's Tech Awards
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Cedar Creek Living Center in Norman, OK, is the Gold Award winner in the Quality category of the McKnight's Excellence in Technology Awards. A national panel of judges chose Cedar Creek on the merit of its work in using technology to reduce the use of antipsychotics.
Cedar Creek used Cerner Corporation's electronic point-of-care documentation tool to change medication management and care coordination. Physicians received more accurate behavioral information, allowing the operator to decrease antipsychotics administration from 45% in August 2012 to 16% in July 2013.
The facility also used the system to identify residents at risk for falls, and reduced fall rates by more than 32% in the same time frame.
"It makes my job a lot easier," says Kelly Bowers, director of nursing. "It makes taking care of residents easier, and gives us more time. By making it computer-based, if a family member wants to know when their person has gotten a bath, it's easy to pull it.
This is the third year for the annual McKnight's competition, which is sponsored exclusively by Tena.
Agapé Senior, a network of residential and health-related companies with services across South Carolina, took Silver in the Quality category for using Talyst's automated medication dispensing system. Moving to the system has allowed the provider to eliminate waste, save money, save time, improve patient safety, and free up time for nurses, company leaders said.
Arcadia Retirement Residences in Hawaii won Bronze for integration of its electronic health records with clinical and financial elements that also allows custom reporting. The Arcadia Community Services Information Technology Team created the system.
Certificates of Merit were awarded to Glenridge on Palmer Ranch in Sarasota, FL, a continuing care retirement community and Princeton Place, a large skilled nursing facility in Albuquerque, NM. Glenridge took a systematic approach to using technology by using Novaerus filtration machines at its Carroll Center, adding a cranberry juice cocktail with Proantinox, and adding dental, audiology, medication dispensing, vision care and bladder/pelvic health services, as well as a mobile swallowing laboratory. Princeton Place was recognized for using PointClickCare's resident information system to increase quality of care.
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Innovator – Tuesday
Transitions – Wednesday
Dignity – Thursday
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Letting the numbers speak for themselves, Bank of America Corp. has sent a message to anyone still disgruntled over its $29.1 billion purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co. And that message is: "I told you so."
B of A's investment banking, sales and trading, and wealth management businesses — areas that got a boost from the January 2009 Merrill deal — have provided the rare bright spots in the still-struggling bank's recent quarterly results.
Not to say the past two years, four months and two days have been smooth. But many analysts call the seemingly star-crossed union a success, even accounting for the difficulty in determining how much the storied Wall Street firm's legacy assets are contributing to companywide profit, given its integration with other operations.
Without Merrill, B of A would be a very different company — and worse off for it, they say.
Merrill "really gives B of A what they would desperately be missing right now, and that's the global markets," said Jeff Harte, an analyst at Sandler O'Neill and Partners. "Merrill Lynch really does bring in some of the international capital markets that are doing OK in this operating environment."
Within the global banking and markets division, investment banking income jumped 24% from the first quarter of last year, to $1.51 billion. Sales and trading revenue, though down sharply from a year earlier when results were strong industrywide, nearly doubled from the fourth quarter, to $4.9 billion.
And the only one of B of A's six business divisions to report increased revenue year over year in the first quarter was the wealth and investment management division, the unit that includes Merrill's "thundering herd" of brokers. Its revenue rose 11%, to $4.49 billion.
Bank of America would not provide executives for interviews, but a spokesman said the global banking and markets and global wealth and investment management divisions "no doubt … contributed in a meaningful way to Bank of America's overall performance" in the first quarter.
"From a financial standpoint, the numbers show that the acquisition is doing exactly as we intended it to," he said.
Against the bitter backlash to the deal from investors and the public, Bank of America argued that the Merrill acquisition (as well as its purchase of troubled mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp.) would pay off in due time.
"I am confident history will show our actions in operating and building Bank of America positioned us for future success," then-Chief Executive Kenneth D. Lewis said in November 2009, shortly before he handed the reins to CEO Brian Moynihan.
It was a message that fell on deaf ears. The early days of the acquisition were marred by investor claims that B of A withheld pertinent information about Merrill's mounting losses and executive bonuses.
There were also questions — and subsequent congressional hearings — over whether B of A tried to back out of the deal, was pressured into it by the government, and knowingly put taxpayer dollars at risk, since the government agreed to chip in $20 billion to support the acquisition.
For many market watchers, though, these issues were simply a noisy distraction.
"It grabbed a lot of headline news originally, but none of that really had anything to do with whether it was going to be a successful acquisition," said Marty Mosby, a managing director at Guggenheim Securities LLC. "A lot of the initial things we saw as hiccups or bumps in the road were really just part of the transition."
Some of the Merrill-related matters have been settled. In February of 2010, the bank won court approval of a $150 million payout to settle claims by the Securities and Exchange Commission that B of A misled investors in the deal. (But that same month, then-New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo sued Lewis and former Chief Financial Officer Joe Price. That suit, which accuses the executives of misleading investors, is still pending.)
But the legal risks are not all gone. The company is still embroiled in a number of lawsuits in both state and federal courts related to the acquisition. The claims against the bank and certain of its current and former officers and directors concern a number of matters ranging from the due diligence the bank conducted and the agreement that Merrill Lynch could pay up to $5.8 billion of bonuses to its employees.
The bigger issue for analysts has been how well B of A would be able to meld two disparate cultures, and that seems to be going smoothly.
"The merger always made sense on paper," Harte said. "It was a matter of whether they could swing the integration and whether they could get through the crisis from a capital perspective without having to damage the franchise to do that. And at this point the answer is yes to both. It's more impressive to me how the integration's gone. It seems my concerns about investment bankers or traders leaving has really diminished to the point where I'm not really that worried anymore."
B of A has placed oversight of the Merrill integration largely in the hands of two established Wall Street professionals: Thomas Montag and Sallie Krawcheck.
Montag came from Merrill Lynch, where he served as executive vice president and head of global sales and trading. Before joining Merrill in 2008, he spent 22 years at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. where he held a number of key executive roles, including co-head of the global securities business.
Krawcheck came on board in August 2009 to lead the global wealth and investment management unit, a position she previously held at Citigroup Inc. Krawcheck also had stints as that bank's chief financial officer and head of the Smith Barney brokerage before her exit from Citi in late 2008.
In March, at the bank's first investor day conference in four years, Montag and Krawcheck offered upbeat assessments of the integration of the Merrill businesses, but sought to focus the conversation on the future, stressing the immense cross-selling opportunities their units present.
Case in point: two of every three Merrill Lynch wealth management clients have outside bank accounts, Krawcheck said, that potentially could become B of A accounts.
Montag, in particular, sees an opportunity to build the international portion of his business. In 2010, the global banking and markets unit made 900 international hires.
Still, there has been plenty of shuffling of executives in both units. However, the bank maintains that attrition rates among financial advisers have been at near-historic lows.
Mosby said the dismal economic conditions at the time of the merger may have worked in B of A's favor, limiting the defection chances of Merrill employees.
"With the financial crisis that was out there your options were limited. It wasn't a period of time that was easy to just shift around," Mosby said. Bank of America officials "had a couple years to get their footing before they came under pressure from the risk of having people move on. … In my mind, the environment was perfect for this type of acquisition."
In the period ended March 31, the total number of client-facing professionals in the wealth management unit grew for a seventh consecutive quarter, totaling 20,273, up 3.6% from a year earlier. That included more than 15,600 Merrill Lynch financial advisers.
Their average productivity, defined as annualized total revenue divided by total number of financial advisers, increased 15% year over year, to $931,000.
Still, some believe it's too soon to say with certainty that the Merrill acquisition is working out.
"My sense is the jury is going to be out for a couple of years on this mostly because the jury is out on B of A overall," said Bert Ely, an independent banking consultant based in Alexandria, Va. "Call me in two years, three months and five days, and I'll tell you where they stand."
Paul Miller, who follows the company at FBR Capital Markets, isn't convinced, either, mainly because he says the numbers do not paint a clear enough picture.
"It's very difficult to back out the expense basis associated with those revenues," he said. "What you don't know is the profitability. You don't know what Merrill Lynch brought to the table. It brought higher revenues, yes. But has it brought higher profitability? That is still up in the air."
He added: "You can never trust segment analysis, because it's manipulated. … They don't give you enough information. They don't give you a straight-up P&L statement across the board."
Yet most analysts agree that the wild card lies in the other big acquisition B of A made right before the financial crisis hit. The mortgage-related woes stemming from the Countrywide business — the numerous ongoing lawsuits, mounting foreclosures and a pending settlement with regulators over faulty servicing practices — continue to hang over the bank's head.
"The Countrywide acquisition is taking away all the positives from the Merrill acquisition," Mosby said. "It's almost a wash between the two. … If they just got Merrill and not Countrywide, they'd be singing hallelujah. The issue is they bought two distressed properties. One is working, and one is not."
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I suggest that you go to the Home Page and check out the "Empath Survival Program". As you are a spirit person you will now have to bring angels into your life. They will be of great assistance to you in your work. They will protect you and recharge your energy with infusions of White Light. I strongly suggest that you start with Archangels Michael and Uriel. You can find out more about them, andother angel topics as well, at the Library of Inspiration. All the work has been done for youso all you have to do is read and learn. Hereare the links.
Some earth bound spirits do not wish to go into the LIGHT as they falsely believe that they belong here in this frequency, yet they no longer have a body. If you are going to be someone who wishes to help them I suggest that you begin a relationship with Archangel Azrael. He is one of the angels who guides souls into the Light after their time here is over. You will need his protection and insights. Some spirits, like some people, are just not nice. They are regressive energies and will not do you any good. We are all spirits having a material experience and NOT the person who looks back at us in the mirror when we comb our hair. We are not the body; we are the spirit. We are the water not the sponge.
Once you begin to learn shielding techniques and have angels guiding and protecting you a lot of the pain and fatigue should disappear. There are also topics in the Library on meditation and exercise that are particularly good for empaths. If I can be of further service to you please feel free to contact me or any other member. We will always treat you with respect, dignity, compassion and, most importantly, LOVE. May Divine Truth travel with my words.
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Hi,Ok...I am looking at the list of "Medics" that are shown in the history of the 778th AAA Bn.It shows there are Staff Sgts (3 of them), Tech 3's (1 of them), Tech 4's (1 of them), Corporals(3 of them), Tech 5's (7 of them), Private First Class' (2 of them) and Privates (3 of them).Some of them had a * by their names which evidently denotes "non-Combat with detachment".To me, and I am just guessing, those with the * did not go out with the Batteries but remained behind to help the surgeons.By no means am I an expert but that is my take on it.
One of the Tech 5's listed in my book is someone I met at the 778th reunion in September and he does not have the * by his name.See what you can find out about the 436th from Mr. Nelson.If he can't help you, maybe I can get this person to tell me how the medics came to be for a battalion.
I think if you get in contact with Mr. Nelson, he will be your best source of information.At least I hope he can help you.I understand your wanting to know about the history of your uncle.It took me a year to get most of the information on him.
Have you tried getting your Uncle's enlistment/discharge information from the State Archives of the state he enlisted in?Also, try the County Clerk of the county/state he enlisted in.
If he had a military funeral, try the VA, the Sexton of the Cemetery, and the funeral home.They should have information if so. Do you have your Uncle's ASN number?If not, provide me his name, where he was from and his year of birth and I'll see if I can get it for you but no guarantees.
I have some history on the 436th too if you are interested.The book I have shows them as an Antiaircraft Artillery Missile Battalion.If you do want the information, send me a message using my email address
klassikat @ comcast.net .....just bump it all together.
Take care.
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